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John Stephen Laux

Birth	:	1 Nov 1856 Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, USA
Death	:	29 Dec 1940 Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Memorial Cemetery, Le Mars, Plymouth County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7875000, -96.1504920
Plot	:	Block 17 Lot 33
Description	:	LeMars Globe-Post December 30, 1940 JOHN S. LAUX RITES TUESDAY Well Known Resident Died Sunday Evening At His Home John S. Laux, a well known pioneer resident of Plymouth county, passed away at his home Sunday night following a long sickness. He was 84 years old. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock from Mauer's funeral home and interment will be in the city cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be C. A. Mauer, C. E. Haas, Carson Herron, John Featherston. Active pallbearers will be Cloyd Woodke, Charles Steele, R. J. Joynt, Carl Marcue,... Read More	LeMars Globe-Post December 30, 1940 JOHN S. LAUX RITES TUESDAY Well Known Resident Died Sunday Evening At His Home John S. Laux, a well known pioneer resident of Plymouth county, passed away at his home Sunday night following a long sickness. He was 84 years old. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock from Mauer's funeral home and interment will be in the city cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be C. A. Mauer, C. E. Haas, Carson Herron, John Featherston. Active pallbearers will be Cloyd Woodke, Charles Steele, R. J. Joynt, Carl Marcue, Herbert Haas, and Arthur Honnold. John Stephen Laux was born November 1, 1856, at Cedar Lake, Indiana, the son of Stephen Laux and Anna Marie Musbach, who came to the U.S. from Wurtemburg, Germany. He moved to LeMars in 1877, where he was engaged in the grocery business for many years with his brothers, Emil and Will Laux. In September, 1886, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth M. Nahrung at Osceola, Kansas, and in 1891 sold his interest in the store and moved to a farm south of LeMars. Twelve children, all still living, were born to this union and in 1912, the family moved to a small farm near town. Mrs. Laux died in 1922. Mr. Laux is survived by his 12 children: Wilbur Laux, Irene Laux, Mrs. W. F. Bogen, and Leonard Laux, LeMars; Vernon Laux and Mrs. Charles Eyres, Merrill; Mrs. John Rees, Spencer; Mrs. Armand Schuler, Swea City; Mrs. Lee Steele, Sioux City; Mrs. Walter M. Manning and Miss Edith Laux, Des Moines; and Kenneth Laux, Wilmington, Delaware. Eleven of his children were present at the time of his peaceful passing. He is also survived by a sister, Miss Mary Laux, of LeMars, and two brothers, Will Laux, LeMars and Emil Laux, Baldwin, Long Island, and 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John is the son of Stephen & Anna Maria (Musbach) Laux. John married Elizabeth Margarget "Lizzie" Nahrung on September 6, 1886 in Osceolo, Kansas. John and Elizabeth are the parents of twelve children: ~Hattie A. b. August 1887 d. March 29, 1952 ~Wilber George b. December 19, 1889 d. June 1965 ~Irene Cartherine b. February 4, 1892 d. ~Florence Odella b. March 3, 1894 d. September 1983 ~Ruth Lorina b. October 3, 1897 d. December 5, 1970 ~Selma Luetta b. October 25, 1900 d. June 13, 1990 ~Lillian Amanda b. October 24, 1902 d. May 1990 ~Ada Minerva b. October 3, 1904 d. November 16, 1893 ~Edith Mae b. August 6, 1906 d. January 1994 ~Kenneth Clyde b. October 20, 1908 d. July 17, 1980 ~Vernon Clarke b. February 15, 1910 d. May 1984 ~Leonard John b. July 25, 1911 d. September 18, 1982 ******** Le Mars Globe-Post; December 30, 1940 John S. Laux, a well known pioneer resident of Plymouth county, passed away at his home Sunday night following a long sickness. He was 84 years old. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon from Mauer's Funeral Home and interment will be in the City Cemetery. John Stephen Laux was born November 1, 1856, at Cedar Lake, Indiana, the son of Stephen Laux and Anna Marie Musbach, who came to the U.S. from Wurtemburg, Germany. He moved to Le Mars in 1877, where he was engaged in the grocery business for many years with his brothers, Emil and Will Laux. In September, 1886, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth M. Nahrung at Osceola, Kansas, and in 1891 sold his interest in the store and moved to a farm south of Le Mars. Twelve children, all still living, were born to this union and in 1912, the family moved to a small farm near town. Mrs. Laux died in 1922. Mr. Laux is survived by his 12 children: Wilbur Laux, Irene Laux, Mrs. W. F. Bogen, and Leonard Laux, LeMars; Vernon Laux and Mrs. Charles Eyres, Merrill; Mrs. John Rees, Spencer; Mrs. Armand Schuler, Swea City; Mrs. Lee Steele, Sioux City; Mrs. Walter M. Manning and Miss Edith Laux, Des Moines; and Kenneth Laux, Wilmington, Delaware. Eleven of his children were present at the time of his peaceful passing. He is also survived by a sister, Miss Mary Laux, of LeMars, and two brothers, Will Laux, LeMars and Emil Laux, Baldwin, Long Island, and 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

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John Stephen Laux's memorial is located at: Memorial Cemetery, Le Mars, Plymouth County, USA.
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John Stephen Laux death on 29 Dec 1940 in Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.7875000
Longitude: -96.1504920

Family Members:

Parent

Anna Maria Musbach Laux

(1823 - 1894)

Spouse

Elizabeth Margaret Nahrung Laux

(1865 - 1922)

Siblings

George J. Laux

(1854 - 1879)

Mary Louise Laux

(1858 - 1944)

William Laux

(1861 - 1942)

Children

Hattie A Laux Steele

(1887 - 1952)

Wilbur George Laux

(1889 - 1965)

Ruth Lorina Laux Bogen

(1897 - 1970)

Selma Luetta Laux Rees

(1900 - 1990)

Edith Mae Laux Mertz

(1906 - 1994)

Vernon John Laux

(1910 - 1984)

Leonard John Laux

(1911 - 1982)

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Coordinate: 42.7875000, -96.1504920

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Coordinate: 42.8208760, -96.3318410

16. Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7484000, -96.3315000

17. Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6447560, -96.1148360

18. Floyd Valley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6556015, -96.2514038

19. Mathwig Wetrovsky Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6338000, -96.1723000

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Coordinate: 42.8939018, -96.3225021

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Coordinate: 42.7416992, -96.3707962

23. Saint Marys Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9594002, -96.1769028

24. Saint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8372000, -96.3799000